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Complaints made by former LGBT Center Director delfin bautista* against the supervisor who fired them were made public after they were fired as the center’s director last week. The director of the Ohio University LGBT Center was placed on paid administrative leave and told their contract wouldn’t be renewed on Jan. 10, according to documents obtained by The New Political. …

An event sponsored by the Ohio U College Democrats, College Republicans and LGBT Center aimed to increase conversation amongst various groups on campus through one thing everyone can agree on – Pizza. About 100 students had an opportunity Thursday to get in on a slice of political conversation. The Pizza and Politics event, held in the Walter Rotunda, was a …

Ohio University College Democrats and College Republicans are planning an event focused on inclusive discussion of the various political perspectives at Ohio University. The forum will randomly place students together in groups, where they will contribute their political opinions based on conversation topics students in both organizations suggested. Possible topics include health care, immigration reform and reproductive rights. OU’s LGBT …

This past week, queer identity groups on campus held Trans Education Week: Transforming OUr Dialogue, which included five days of events created to expand transgender visibility on campus. Michelle Vaughn, associate professor of psychology at Mount Union, presented a workshop on gender identity and expression Monday called “Queer Folk, Trans Folk, and Superheroes.” That afternoon, artist, educator and activist JAC …

Imagine not identifying as a male or a female, but as a being whose profession requires regular interaction with the press and public that aren’t used to operating outside the gender binary. Many people are accustomed to being referred to as “he” or “she.” When there is more than one individual, people may refer to the group as “they” or …

What would you do if someone took away the word or words that help define who you are? Students in the LGBT community experience this frequently upon entering college. However, at Ohio University this frustration will soon be left behind thanks to the preferred pronoun and name policy implemented by the university this year. OU has become one of the …

In the most recent count there are 1,860 international students (graduate and undergraduate) that attend Ohio University, 808 of which are Chinese. America has always been a destination for many people across the world looking for migrant work, immigration or temporary education. While the idea of full assimilation has always wrenched my stomach, the boundaries and lack of communication apparent …

“Not one more” was the theme of OU LGBT Center’s Rally for Trans and Queer Justice Friday afternoon as a crowd gathered to call for an end to LGBT violence. Around 50 attendees at the Civil War Monument braved temperatures in the mid-20s for an hour as many queer and allied students gave speeches pertaining to the discrimination and …

Incoming freshmen at Ohio University are required to complete an online alcohol education program that could be improved by including less extreme examples of the dangers posed by drinking, a program director said.
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